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Originally Posted by monster
Better diagnostic skills and more willingness to diagnose/understand/"label"?
just pondering, not trying to be confrontational....
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I had the same thought and I haven't rejected or tied myself to any theory. 'Autism spectrum' runs the gamut from 'Rain Man' to Aspergers. An Aspergers label could be attached to almost any socially awkward individual.
In some cases an Autism label might be key to some kind of funding, and since it is more of a symptom than a disease that can be quantified, case workers might be tempted to over apply the label.
Still, the sheer numbers seem to point to something concrete.
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